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Special Guest: Ralph Nader

Event info: Friday 30 October 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

America’s stalwart fighter against corporate abuse, best selling author and presidential candidate will talk about new strategies to build economic equality and his new book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us.
In his first work of fiction, Nader tells the story of what would happen if the country’s richest and most powerful decided to act for [...]

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“Chicago 10″ Film and Discussion

Event info: Friday 19 September 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

CHICAGO 10 is dramatic documentary that explores the build-up and unraveling of the 1968 Chicago Conspiracy Trial with Abby Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Bobbie Seale and Dave Dellinger. A parable of hope, courage and challenge as it portrays the struggle of young Americans speaking out and taking a stand in the face of an oppressive and [...]

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“There Are No Illegal People” with photojournalist David Bacon

Event info: Tuesday 9 September 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, with David Bacon
“David Bacon is the conscience of American journalism; an extraordinary social documentarist in the rugged humanist tradition of Dorothea Lange, Carey McWilliams, and Ernesto Galarza.”
—Mike Davis, author of No One Is Illegal

Jamaica Plain has a rich history as a “landing pad” for [...]

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Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times: Amy Goodman, David Goodman and You

Event info: Friday 16 May 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! visits the Jamaica Plain Forum on Friday, May 16th at 7:00pmÂ

This event is a Fundraiser for the Jamaica Plain Forum. Tickets are $5.00
Doors open at 6pm, event begins at 7pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis
Tickets are on sale at Rhythm and Muse [...]

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The Global Warming Cafe: Concrete Steps to Decreasing your Carbon Footprint

Event info: Saturday 29 March 2008 – 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 
Please note that the day and time of this event is different than other Jamaica Plain Forum Events
Saturday, March 29th from 1:00-5:00pm
If you were not able to RSVP for this event, please come!  We still have plenty of space for you!

Scientists overwhelmingly agree that human activity is dangerously warming the earth. Heat is being [...]

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“Iron Ladies of Liberia”

Event info: Friday 22 February 2008 – 6:00pm to 6:01pm

Due to inclement weather, this event is being postponed.
Please check this website for further updates, or join our email list for the most current information.

Catch it on WGBH stations:
Wednesday, March 19, 8 – 9pm, WGBH WORLD
Sunday, March 23, 9 – 10pm, WGBX, Chanel 44

She’s already overcome tremendous obstacles to [...]

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“Bearing Witness in Darfur: Who Will Be My Sister’s Keeper?”

Event info: Thursday 29 November 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, Sanctuary
6 Eliot St. (Across from the Monument)
Since her first visit to southern Sudan in 2001, Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, co-pastor of Jamaica Plain’s Bethel AME Church, knew that she wanted to stand in solidarity with the women of that country. She had served as a medical missionary during several [...]

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